Breadsticks With Sourdough (yeast Option Too)

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup flour (all purpose unbleached 91g)
• 1/3 cup water (76g)
• 1 tablespoon water (14g)
• 1 1/3 cups flour (all purpose unbleached-170g)
• 1/4 cup buttermilk (any kind-58g)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (14g)
• 1 teaspoon sugar (or honey-6g)
• 1 teaspoon yeast (instant-3g)

Recipe

• 1 if using sourdough, refresh your starter with equal weights flour and water. you'll need 182 g of starter.
• 2 if using a poolish sponge, mix 91 g water with 91 g flour and add 1/8 teaspoon of yeast. allow to double in volume at room temperature 6 to 9 hours.
• 3 mix sponge with buttermilk and add the dough ingredients.
• 4 knead by hand for about 8 minutes and rest for 15 minutes covered.
• 5 stretch dough into a rectangle and tri-fold letter style top to bottom, side to side. cover and rest 15 minutes.
• 6 stretch and fold and cover in a straight-sided clear container until doubled in volume about 30 more minutes or a little longer.
• 7 roll out dough into a rectangle 6" by 12" and slice into 16 strips 8" long.
• 8 twist and place on parchment paper.
• 9 cover and proof for 30 minutes as oven preheats to 400°f.
• 10 bake for 7 minutes, rotate pan and bake 5 to 7 minutes longer until 200f internally and lightly browned.